FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta will speak at the Wichita Aero Club’s monthly luncheon Oct. 11. While the club usually meets towards the end of the month, it slated its October luncheon earlier to accommodate Huerta’s schedule, officials said. The time of the luncheon also has moved, starting at 12:30 p.m. Huerta, who assumed his […]
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FAA establishes Center of Excellence for General Aviation
WASHINGTON D.C. – The FAA has selected a team of universities to lead a new Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for general aviation. The COE will focus research and testing efforts on safety, accessibility and sustainability to enhance the future of general aviation. “The United States has the largest and most diverse general aviation […]
Vancouver negotiates delay to FAA rule changes
The City of Vancouver, Wash., and Washington Senator Patty Murray’s office negotiated an 11th hour reprieve from a sudden rules change announced by the FAA that was to take effect Monday, Sept. 24, at Pearson Field. Emails received by the city from David Grizzle, Chief Operating Officer of the FAA, and Roderick Hall, assistant administrator […]
NextGen Institute meeting spotlights road ahead
The NextGen Institute, a U.S. government-private sector partnership, held its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, where government officials and industry representatives gathered to highlight accomplishments in the development of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and to discuss the road ahead. A report at Rotor.com, the website of the Helicopter Association International, […]
Larkins continues as FAA ambassador
The FAA has again tapped Ascension Air President and CEO Jamail Larkins to be the agency’s partner and honorary ambassador for Aviation and Space Education. Larkins and FAA Acting Administrator Michael P. Huerta recently signed a memorandum of understanding extending the relationship. Larkins has served as the program’s official ambassador since 2004, successfully drawing attention […]
FAA issues two Piper ADs
The FAA published two airworthiness directives this week that affect the Piper general aviation fleet. According to a report at AVweb.com, a final rule published on Monday affects 3,100 Piper Comanches, requiring inspections of the stabilator horn assembly, at a cost of about $1,000 per airplane. If the assembly needs to be replaced, it would […]
Some of FAA budget exempt from sequester
According to data released Sept. 14 by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, a large portion of the FAA’s budget will be exempt from mandatory sequestration cuts set to take effect on Jan. 3. According to a post at Rotor.com, about 30% of the FAA’s operations account is exempt — a large percentage […]
Recession, fuel costs ground pilots
WASHINGTON, D.C. — General aviation is going to have an uphill struggle to get back into the growth mode, according to a 92-page report released late last month. The report is based on the thesis of two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which delves into the current and historic trends in GA […]
FAA to open Fuels Program Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FAA is forming a new Fuels Program Office responsible for “providing technical expertise and strategic direction in the planning, management, and coordination of activities related to aviation fuels.” This is the next important step in establishing an unleaded avgas transition program that will evaluate the viability of candidate fuels and generate […]